mkoubaa

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by mkoubaa 3y ago
I mind this much more than I mind shrinkflation
572.
by mkoubaa 3y ago
Can't put the booger back in the nose
573.
by mkoubaa 3y ago
Pursuing fairness at all costs seems dumb to me
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
Agree, nobody wants to know or see how the sausage is made, they just want the sausage.
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
So then if prices of battery-grade lithium go up enough then it'll incentivize new production techniques?
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Meroitic Language(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by mkoubaa 3y ago|0 comments
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
I think open source firmware would be healthy for device manufacturers in the long term. Companies who build toasters should be competing on who can build the most reliable, energy efficient, long lasting, and aesthetically pleasing toaster
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
I don't see why a small shop can't do this. The testing should be supported by the government. You don't need to be a food scientist to get FDA approval to sell a cookie.
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
I love this point. The current IoT free for all is not that productive, good for consumers, national security, or the environment. I would love to buy a mechanically well designed washing machine from 25 years over the smart crap that'
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
People can very easily understand but still not care. Caring about something is a zero sum competition for headspace. Throw in a newborn baby, a car wreck, a death in the family, and losing your passport, and see how much you care about you
581.
by mkoubaa 3y ago
I think any device that is end of life should have its firmware be open source, with fines for non compliance.
582.
by mkoubaa 3y ago
GPL is burdensome for businesses to comply with, so I would support public funding for drop in replacements for common GPL tools and libraries
583.
by mkoubaa 3y ago
I really like #7
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
A car that's safe to crash in is also impossible to build, but the NHTSA has standardized crash tests that they built up over time that has meaningfully made cars safer.
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
Firmware is fairly balkanized relative to SaaS stacks, I think regulatory pressure is likely to nudge the industry towards more consolidation, which would open the door for this kind of service. But I have no idea what form the regulation s
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
I find that dream to be selfish nonsense, and at best it should not be subsidized by taxpayer money. But I realize I'm in the minority
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
Homes have always been inherently a risky asset, though we've been conditioned to think they aren't
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
And good riddance to the bubble. I say it as a homeowner too
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
A working definition is good enough is my point
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
I once edited a code comment that had a typo because I happened to notice it as I was glancing through. At the time, there were serious problems with the architecture and design of the codebase. Was I wrong to do that?
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
This actually helps me understand why the negative tone of some of the comments on this thread that mentioned her. At first I thought it was because she was a progressive.
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
Are you seriously alleging that class discrimination is a problem that society is ignoring? Did the 20th century simply not happen?
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
"But the way the bill is worded, It implies that anyone in my lineage can be sued based on my perceived caste (based on allegations of course) that is inherited to me against my will." Not a legal expert but this is extremely far
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
That's more retroactive. The confederates didn't have any shame about their motivations when they seceded.
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
There's this huge myth that people migrate for cultural reasons. To borrow some famous words, "it's the economy, stupid"
596.
by mkoubaa 3y ago
I don't think you understand the concept of discrimination
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
"Why else of all people is Wahab driving this." Is that a rhetorical question? because I have no idea what it's supposed to mean.
598.
by mkoubaa 3y ago
I have no idea what point you're making
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
Perhaps this was tested in court with a caste discrimination case and it wasn't clear enough that it applied. I don't know CA case law enough. Based on the article I have the impression that this law originated from insiders in t
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by mkoubaa 3y ago
I'd be interested to know more about this

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